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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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